No charges have been made and Ch Supt Andy Bickley described the customers as "extremely brave".

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Lord Howell said he would "consider it" but that there were "many non-governmental organisations and a number of extremely brave and prominent women in the cause of women" monitoring the situation already.

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"Brave, committed, extremely determined and operationally experienced, he had a gift for giving honest advice and opinion without raising hackles and he was tremendously well respected by all ranks as a result, " he said.

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"DEA is an extremely tight family, and the death of these three brave agents is a devastating loss for us, " she said in a written statement.

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